The LORD said to him, "I have heard your prayer and your supplication, which you have made before Me; I have consecrated this house which you have built by putting My name there forever, and My eyes and My heart will be there perpetually. Now David the son of Jesse reigned over all Israel. So Saul said to his servants, "Provide for me now a man who can play well and bring him to me." But they feared greatly and said, "Behold, the two kings did not stand before him; how then can we stand?" read more. So Solomon's builders and Hiram's builders and the Gebalites cut them, and prepared the timbers and the stones to build the house. But Solomon did not make slaves of the sons of Israel; for they were men of war, his servants, his princes, his captains, his chariot commanders, and his horsemen. So the city was under siege until the eleventh year of King Zedekiah. However, as for the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, which he made Israel sin, from these Jehu did not depart, even the golden calves that were at Bethel and that were at Dan. In John 8:12 [emphasis mine], Jesus says, "I AM the Light (the manifest radiance of God's life) of the world, and the one following (or co-walking Amen. Then Jonathan gave his weapons to his lad and said to him, "Go, bring them to the city." "Behold, I will bring evil upon you, and will utterly sweep you away, and will cut off from Ahab every male, both bond and free in Israel; and I will make your house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah, because of the provocation with which you have provoked Me to anger, and because you have made Israel sin. Now Achish said, "Where have you made a raid today?" Then he said to him, "Did not my heart go with you, when the man turned from his chariot to meet you? Now it came about after this that the sons of Moab and the sons of Ammon, together with some of the Meunites, came to make war against Jehoshaphat. He captured the fortified cities of Judah and came as far as Jerusalem. Then he wrote a letter to them a second time saying, "If you are on my side, and you will listen to my voice, take the heads of the men, your master's sons, and come to me at Jezreel tomorrow about this time." read more. Judah was defeated by Israel, and they fled each to his tent. It came about when all Israel heard that Jeroboam had returned, that they sent and called him to the assembly and made him king over all Israel. It shall be with him and he shall read it.
The king Jehoash was seven years old when he became king. Now the king of Aram was warring against Israel; and he counseled with his servants saying, "In such and such a place shall be my camp." But David's men said to him, "Behold, we are afraid here in Judah. Now when he had departed from there, he met Jehonadab the son of Rechab coming to meet him; and he greeted him and said to him, "Is your heart right, as my heart is with your heart?" He took the captains of hundreds and the Carites and the guards and all the people of the land; and they brought the king down from the house of the LORD, and came by the way of the gate of the guards to the king's house. Then the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying, "Arise, go down to meet Ahab king of Israel, who is in Samaria; behold, he is in the vineyard of Naboth where he has gone down to take possession of it. Now the bands of the Moabites would invade the land in the spring of the year. read more. Then the king of Israel called all the elders of the land and said, "Please observe and see how this man is looking for trouble; for he sent to me for my wives and my children and my silver and my gold, and I did not refuse him." They spoke to him, saying, "If you will be kind to this people and please them and speak good words to them, then they will be your servants forever." Saul vowed to her by the LORD, saying, "As the LORD lives, no punishment shall come upon you for this thing." So Saul took his sword and fell on it. He engraved on the plates of its stays and on its borders, cherubim, lions and palm trees, according to the clear space on each, with wreaths all around. Rehoboam loved Maacah the daughter of Absalom more than all his other wives and concubines. One from among your brothers you shall set as king over you. read more. He cried against the altar by the word of the LORD, and said, "O altar, altar, thus says the LORD, 'Behold, a son shall be born to the house of David, Josiah by name; and on you he shall sacrifice the priests of the high places who burn incense on you, and human bones shall be burned on you.'" Then Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah became king in his place. And Samuel arose and went to Ramah. Now when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she rose and destroyed all the royal offspring of the house of Judah. So Pharaoh said to Joseph, Since God has informed you of all this, there is no one so discerning and wise as you are. Then David left his baggage in the care of the baggage keeper, and ran to the battle line and entered in order to greet his brothers. Isaiah 35:7 Elijah said, "As the LORD of hosts lives, before whom I stand, I will surely show myself to him today." Nevertheless Saul did not speak anything that day, for he thought, "It is an accident, he is not clean, surely he is not clean." Now King Solomon loved many foreign women along with the daughter of Pharaoh: Moabite, Ammonite, Edomite, Sidonian, and Hittite women. And he said, "Give them to the people that they may eat." He shall build for Me a house, and I will establish his throne forever. It happened after a while that the brook dried up, because there was no rain in the land. Then Jehoshaphat stood in the assembly of Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of the LORD before the new court, and he said, "O LORD, the God of our fathers, are You not God in the heavens? The people were still sacrificing on the high places, because there was no house built for the name of the LORD until those days. And the LORD regretted that He had made Saul king over Israel. And they said, "He is witness." Then his servants carried him in a chariot to Jerusalem and buried him in his grave with his fathers in the city of David. He said, "Which way shall we go up?" Saul said to the Kenites, "Go, depart, go down from among the Amalekites, so that I do not destroy you with them; for you showed kindness to all the sons of Israel when they came up from Egypt." The number of days that David lived in the country of the Philistines was a year and four months. And he said to his servant, "Carry him to his mother." Then they took the ox which was given them and they prepared it and called on the name of Baal from morning until noon saying, "O Baal, answer us." And Jonathan was taken. And he answered, "What peace, so long as the harlotries of your mother Jezebel and her witchcrafts are so many?" Therefore they returned and told him. So the LORD established the kingdom in his control, and all Judah brought tribute to Jehoshaphat, and he had great riches and honor. David stayed in the wilderness in the strongholds, and remained in the hill country in the wilderness of Ziph And Saul sought him every day, but God did not deliver him into his hand. But you have today rejected your God, who delivers you from all your calamities and your distresses; yet you have said, No, but set a king over us! Now therefore, present yourselves before the Lord by your tribes and by your clans.. So he said to them, "What counsel do you give that we may answer this people, who have spoken to me, saying, 'Lighten the yoke which your father put on us'?" "Now let this gift which your maidservant has brought to my lord be given to the young men who accompany my lord. When this king arrives, he will be the embodiment of the power and presence of the God of Israel, and he will bring about the fulfillment of He did not leave to Jeroboam any persons alive, until he had destroyed them, according to the word of the LORD, which He spoke by His servant Ahijah the Shilonite, and because of the sins of Jeroboam which he sinned, and which he made Israel sin, because of his provocation with which he provoked the LORD God of Israel to anger. It came about on the next day when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his three sons fallen on Mount Gilboa. For there is no other except it here." Joahaz was twenty-three years old when he became king, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. And he said, "Do it a second time," and they did it a second time. Then the king commanded Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam the son of Shaphan, Achbor the son of Micaiah, Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah the king's servant saying, "Go, inquire of the LORD for me and the people and all Judah concerning the words of this book that has been found, for great is the wrath of the LORD that burns against us, because our fathers have not listened to the words of this book, to do according to all that is written concerning us." And he said, "Go back" seven times. Now when the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul, all the valiant men rose and walked all night, and took the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons from the wall of Beth-shan, and they came to Jabesh and burned them there. When Judah came to the lookout of the wilderness, they looked toward the multitude, and behold, they were corpses lying on the ground, and no one had escaped. But one son of Ahimelech the son of Ahitub, named Abiathar, escaped and fled after David. Ahaziah king of Judah had come down to see Joram. How blessed are your men, how blessed are these your servants who stand before you continually and hear your wisdom. But Jonathan answered Saul his father and said to him, "Why should he be put to death? Now therefore, here is the king whom you have chosen, whom you have asked for, and behold, the Lord has set a king over you. For the Lord had caused the army of the Arameans to hear a sound of chariots and a sound of horses, even the sound of a great army, so that they said to one another, "Behold, the king of Israel has hired against us the kings of the Hittites and the kings of the Egyptians, to come upon us." And he said, "I am a young man of Egypt, a servant of an Amalekite; and my master left me behind when I fell sick three days ago. So they took them alive and killed them at the pit of Beth-eked, forty-two men; and he left none of them. But David said to Saul, "Who am I, and what is my life or my father's family in Israel, that I should be the king's son-in-law?" Those from all the tribes of Israel who set their hearts on seeking the LORD God of Israel followed them to Jerusalem, to sacrifice to the LORD God of their fathers. But there were not made for the house of the LORD silver cups, snuffers, bowls, trumpets, any vessels of gold, or vessels of silver from the money which was brought into the house of the LORD; for they gave that to those who did the work, and with it they repaired the house of the LORD. "Now therefore, Tattenai, governor of the province beyond the River, Shethar-bozenai and your colleagues, the officials of the provinces beyond the River, keep away from there. Now when Tou king of Hamath heard that David had defeated all the army of Hadadezer king of Zobah, he sent Hadoram his son to King David to greet him and to bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer and had defeated him; for Hadadezer had been at war with Tou. She gave the king a hundred and twenty talents of gold, and a very great amount of spices and precious stones. Then he left them with the king of Moab; and they stayed with him all the time that David was in the stronghold. The Philistines overtook Saul and his sons; and the Philistines killed Jonathan and Abinadab and Malchi-shua the sons of Saul. And it will be that the king will enrich the man who kills him with great riches and will give him his daughter and make his father's house free in Israel." But as for the sons of Israel who lived in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them. When the Arameans of Damascus came to help Hadadezer, king of Zobah, David killed 22,000 Arameans. But the first woman said, "No! Every person is to be in subjection to the governing authorities. "He said, 'I will go and be a deceiving spirit in the mouth of all his prophets.' Then he said to the king of Israel, "Put your hand on the bow." When it was told Saul, he sent other messengers, and they also prophesied. The Lord has returned upon you all the bloodshed of the house of Saul, in whose place you have reigned; and the Lord has given the kingdom into the hand of your son Absalom. Now the rest of the acts of Azariah and all that he did, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? So Solomon overlaid the inside of the house with pure gold. Give me five loaves of bread, or whatever can be found." Now the sons of Saul were Jonathan and Ishvi and Malchi-shua; and the names of his two daughters were these: the name of the firstborn Merab and the name of the younger Michal. Then the king faced about and blessed all the assembly of Israel, while all the assembly of Israel was standing. For Jozacar the son of Shimeath and Jehozabad the son of Shomer, his servants, struck him and he died; and they buried him with his fathers in the city of David, and Amaziah his son became king in his place. The king of Israel replied, "It is according to your word, my lord, O king; I am yours, and all that I have." And Shaphan read it in the presence of the king. Is anything too hard for me? So Abiathar brought the ephod to David. And she answered, "It is well." For Pharaoh king of Egypt had gone up and captured Gezer and burned it with fire, and killed the Canaanites who lived in the city, and had given it as a dowry to his daughter, Solomon's wife. The LORD sent against him bands of Chaldeans, bands of Arameans, bands of Moabites, and bands of Ammonites So He sent them against Judah to destroy it, according to the word of the LORD which He had spoken through His servants the prophets. When David and his men came to the city, behold, it was burned with fire, and their wives and their sons and their daughters had been taken captive. So he entered and shut the door behind them both and prayed to the LORD. In his days Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up, and Jehoiakim became his servant for three years; then he turned and rebelled against him. He sent horses and chariots and a great army there, and they came by night and surrounded the city. And behold, the half was not told me. Then he said, "May God do so to me and more also, if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat remains on him today." But he kept silent. The high places, however, were not removed; the people had not yet directed their hearts to the God of their fathers. Then he put army commanders in all the fortified cities of Judah. Now Elisha said to the king of Israel, "What do I have to do with you? They gave him a piece of fig cake and two clusters of raisins, and he ate; then his spirit revived. But Achish replied to David, "I know that you are pleasing in my sight, like an angel of God; nevertheless the commanders of the Philistines have said, 'He must not go up with us to the battle.' Then the messenger who went to summon Micaiah spoke to him saying, "Behold now, the words of the prophets are uniformly favorable to the king. Furthermore, in your bedchamber do not curse a king, and in your sleeping rooms do not curse a rich man, for a bird of the heavens will carry the sound and the winged creature will make the matter known. Then his servants came near and spoke to him and said, "My father, had the prophet told you to do some great thing, would you not have done it? So Joash slept with his fathers, and Jeroboam sat on his throne; and Joash was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel. "When you have stayed for three days, you shall go down quickly and come to the place where you hid yourself on that eventful day, and you shall remain by the stone Ezel. Web92 Bible Verses about Kings throne. They gave the money which was weighed out into the hands of those who did the work, who had the oversight of the house of the LORD; and they paid it out to the carpenters and the builders who worked on the house of the LORD; and to the masons and the stonecutters, and for buying timber and hewn stone to repair the damages to the house of the LORD, and for all that was laid out for the house to repair it. All these were of costly stones, of stone cut according to measure, sawed with saws, inside and outside; even from the foundation to the coping, and so on the outside to the great court. Furthermore, all the officials of the priests and the people were very unfaithful following all the abominations of the nations; and they defiled the house of the LORD which He had sanctified in Jerusalem. Then David slept with his fathers and was buried in the city of David. Joram king of Israel and Ahaziah king of Judah went out, each in his chariot, and they went out to meet Jehu and found him in the property of Naboth the Jezreelite. They know that we are hungry; therefore they have gone from the camp to hide themselves in the field, saying, 'When they come out of the city, we will capture them alive and get into the city.'" Then Samuel said to Saul, "Why have you disturbed me by bringing me up?" Now the rest of the acts of Manasseh and all that he did and his sin which he committed, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? "You shall not cut off your lovingkindness from my house forever, not even when the LORD cuts off every one of the enemies of David from the face of the earth." The king said to Barzillai, You cross over with me and I will, After coming into the house they saw the Child with, So she came to Jerusalem with a very large retinue, with camels, Now Saul chose for himself 3,000 men of Israel, of which 2,000 were with Saul in, Then King Rehoboam made shields of bronze in their place and committed them to the. And he said, "The LORD has not chosen this one either." Their father said to them, "Which way did he go?" I, Darius, have issued this decree, let it be carried out with all diligence!". 'Whereas my father loaded you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke; my father disciplined you with whips, but I will discipline you with scorpions.'" But Naboth said to Ahab, "The LORD forbid me that I should give you the inheritance of my fathers." He said, "Take them alive." While he was still talking with them, behold, the messenger came down to him and he said, "Behold, this evil is from the LORD; why should I wait for the LORD any longer?" Then Abigail came to Nabal, and behold, he was holding a feast in his house, like the feast of a king And Nabal's heart was merry within him, for he was very drunk; so she did not tell him anything at all until the morning light. Then his servants carried him in a chariot to Jerusalem and buried him in his grave with his fathers in the city of David. And he shot. Now the Spirit expressly says that in later times some will depart from the faith by devoting themselves to deceitful spirits and teachings of demons, through the insincerity of liars whose consciences are seared, who forbid marriage and require abstinence from foods that God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth. And you shall speak to him, saying, 'Thus says the LORD, "In the place where the dogs licked up the blood of Naboth the dogs will lick up your blood, even yours."'" 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The king sat on his seat as usual, the seat by the wall; then Jonathan rose up and Abner sat down by Saul's side, but David's place was empty. Behold, they will come up by the ascent of Ziz, and you will find them at the end of the valley in front of the wilderness of Jeruel. Then Samuel died; and all Israel gathered together and mourned for him, and buried him at his house in Ramah And David arose and went down to the wilderness of Paran. Shitrai the Sharonite had charge of the cattle which were grazing in Sharon; and Shaphat the son of Adlai had charge of the cattle in the valleys. They gave the money which was weighed out into the hands of those who did the work, who had the oversight of the house of the LORD; and they paid it out to the carpenters and the builders who worked on the house of the LORD; and to the masons and the stonecutters, and for buying timber and hewn stone to repair the damages to the house of the LORD, and for all that was laid out for the house to repair it.